Union Budget 2021 invoked a strong reaction from members of the Congress party who slammed Sitharaman’ and asked for a bold budget. Manish Tiwari said that there was “no Central focus on Budget.” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi highlighted sectors that the government “must” focus on in their Budget, including the MSME sector. Gandhi also urged on the need to generate employment for the farmers and workers in the country and increase expenditure in the healthcare and defence sectors.
The TMC lashed out at the Centre over the Union Budget on Monday, saying it was 100 per cent "visionless" and its theme was "sell India." The remarks came after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman read out the Union Budget speech in the Lok Sabha. "India's first paperless budget is also a 100% visionless budget. Theme of the fake budget is Sell India!" TMC spokesperson Derek O'Brien said. "Railways: sold, Airports: sold, Ports: sold, Insurance: sold PSUs: 23 sold!" O'Brien claimed common people and farmers were ignored, adding that the Budget would make the rich richer and the poor poorer, while the middle class got "nothing". The Rajya Sabha MP also highlighted statistics to show how West Bengal had developed rural roads. Speaking on similar lines, party leader and MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy termed it a "useless budget" that will aggravate the economic crisis instead of resolving issues. "This budget is a complete hoax. It will not solve the problem of unemployment as it has got no roadmap to increase jobs," Roy said. Let us have a look at some of the reactions....